Functional diversity of melanopsins and their global expression in the teleost retina
Functional diversity of melanopsins and their global expression in the teleost retina
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Basel: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
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English
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Basel: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
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Melanopsin (OPN4) is an opsin photopigment that, in mammals, confers photosensitivity to retinal ganglion cells and regulates circadian entrainment and pupil constriction. In non-mammalian species, two forms of
opn4
exist, and are classified into mammalian-like (
m
) and non-mammalian-like (
x
) clades. However, far less is unders...
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Functional diversity of melanopsins and their global expression in the teleost retina
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11114754
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11114754
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1420-682X
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1420-9071
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10.1007/s00018-011-0785-4
